Like he did with “Nevermind”, Kurt Cobain also created the artwork used for the back cover of the Nirvana “In Utero” album. Cobain described the artistic collage as:
“Sex and woman and In Utero and vaginas and birth and death”
The collage features model fetuses, body parts, insects and a tortoise shell lying in a bed of orchids and lilies.
The collage had been set up on the floor of Cobain’s living room and was photographed professionally by Charles Peterson. Here is the actual photo of the collage used to create the art for the back cover.
These are two polaroids taken by Cobain of his art…
Finally, here’s some awesome photos taken by Peterson that show Courtney Love and Frances Bean Cobain standing next to the collage.
And finally a full family shot of the Cobain’s with the edge of the collage at their feet…
The back cover of “In Utero” was heavily censored to create the infamous “Walmart Version” of the album. Click photo to link below to check it out…
